The filing deadline to run in 2014 isn't until next year and more people could enter the race in the heavily-Democratic district.

McCall, from Farmington Hills, worked on the campaigns of former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm and President Barack Obama. Dunwoody, from Detroit, is a veteran and former Obama volunteer.

New district boundaries took effect after the 2012 election and the 14th Congressional District now has an S-shape starting in Pontiac and ending in Detroit.

Along the way, it represents the Oakland County communities of Pontiac, Keego Harbor, Sylvan Lake, Orchard Lake Village, most of West Bloomfield, Farmington Hills, Southfield, Lathrup Village, Oak Park, and Royal Oak Township, and the Wayne County communities of Detroit, the Grosse Pointes, Hamtramck, and Harper Woods.

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Charles Crumm leads the DataWorks team for Digital First Media in Michigan. He also covered politics for The Oakland Press. Read his Elections, Politics and Policy blog at http://oaklandmichiganpolitics.blogspot.com/. Reach the author at charlie.crumm@oakpress.com
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